2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State† 17 – 1   .944 30 – 6   .833
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
Miami (OH) 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Marshall 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Buffalo 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Akron 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
West
Ball State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556 17 – 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Eastern Michigan 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2001–02. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea i his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish third in the MAC East.

Roster

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2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Brandon Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 15 James Bridgewater 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 25 Steve Esterkamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 33 Jon Sanderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lexington, Ohio
F 40 Patrick Flomo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Columbus, Ohio
G 25 Zach Kiekow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Osseo, Minnesota
G 15 Jaivon Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Alliance, Ohio
G 22 Thomas Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Springfield, Ohio
F 44 Alex Liatsos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Limassol, Cyprus
F 31 Kevin Shorter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan
G 12 Jason Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Sonny Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Garfield Heights, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Preseason

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 25, 2001. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[4]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Kent State (31) 313
  2. Marshall (7) 261
  3. Ohio (5) 231
  4. Bowling Green (6) 218
  5. Miami
  6. Akron 107
  7. Buffalo 52

West Division

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  1. Central Michigan (30) 270
  2. Ball State (17) 248
  3. Toledo (2) 210
  4. Western Michigan 126
  5. Northern Illinois 103
  6. Eastern Michigan 74

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC Brandon Hunter F Jr.

Source[5]

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/26/01*
7:30 pm 		at Navy W 80–74  1–0
 Alumni Hall (1,434)
Annapolis, MD
11/29/01*
7:30 pm 		Duquesne W 73–60  2–0
 Convocation Center (5,042)
Athens, OH
12/4/01*
8:30 pm 		at Depaul W 77–75  3–0
 Allstate Arena (4,039)
Rosemont, IL
12/8/01*
3:00 pm 		Wisconsin L 71–77  3–1
 Convocation Center (9,059)
Athens, OH
12/12/01*
3:00 pm 		at St. Bonaventure L 85–97  3–2
 Reilly Center (5,284)
St. Bonaventure, NY
12/15/01*
1:00 pm 		Oakland W 71–70  4–2
 Convocation Center (3,705)
Athens, Ohio
12/27/01*
5:00 pm 		vs. Long Island
FIU New Year's Classic 		W 110–57  5–2
 Golden Panther Arena (328)
Miami, Florida
12/28/01*
8:00 pm 		vs. Vermont
FIU New Year's Classic 		L 79–91  5–3
 Golden Panther Arena (328)
Miami, Florida
1/2/02
8:05 pm 		at Northern Illinois W 88–76  6–3 (1–0)
 Evans Fieldhouse (1,600)
DeKalb, IL
1/5/02
1:00 pm 		at Akron W 68–57  7–3 (2–0)
 Rhodes Arena (2,043)
Akron, OH
1/9/02
7:00 pm 		Western Michigan W 86–68  8–3 (3–0)
 Convocation Center (5,652)
Athens, OH
1/12/02
7:00 pm 		at Kent State L 56–71  8–4 (3–1)
 Memorial A & C Center (5,418)
Kent, OH
1/15/02
7:00 pm 		at Buffalo W 62–61  9–4 (4–1)
 Alumni Arena (1,201)
Buffalo, NY
1/19/02
2:00 pm 		Miami (OH) W 85–61  10–4 (5–1)
 Convocation Center (11,118)
Athens, OH
1/22/02
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Michigan W 80–66  11–4 (6–1)
 Convocation Center (1,012)
Ypsilanti, MI
1/25/02
4:00 pm 		at Western Michigan L 65–95  11–5 (6–2)
 University Arena (2,871)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/30/02
7:00 pm 		Akron L 73–74  11–6 (6–3)
 Convocation Center (5,982)
Athens, OH
2/2/02
4:00 pm 		Marshall W 94–78  12–6 (7–3)
 Convocation Center (8,750)
Athens, OH
2/6/02
7:00 pm 		at Bowling Green L 64–80  12–7 (7–4)
 Anderson Arena (3,977)
Bowling Green, OH
2/9/02
2:00 pm 		Ball State W 85–71  13–7 (8–4)
 Convocation Center (7,545)
Athens, OH
2/11/02
7:30 pm 		at Miami (OH) L 55–79  13–8 (8–5)
 Millet Hall (5,032)
Oxford, OH
2/13/02
7:00 pm 		Central Michigan W 64–50  14–8 (9–5)
 Convocation Center (5,502)
Athens, OH
2/16/02
4:00 pm 		at Marshall W 71–66  15–8 (10–5)
 Cam Henderson Center (6,626)
Huntington, WV
2/20/02*
7:30 pm 		at North Carolina W 86–78  16–8 (10–5)
 Dean E. Smith Center (13,252)
Chapel Hill, NC
2/23/02
2:00 pm 		Kent State L 67–70  16–9 (10–6)
 Convocation Center (10,962)
Athens, OH
2/27/02
7:00 pm 		Toledo L 68–69  16–10 (10–7)
 Convocation Center (5,895)
Athens, OH
3/2/02
3:00 pm 		Bowling Green W 85–78  17–10 (11–7)
 Convocation Center (8,103)
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
3/4/02
7:00 pm 		Central Michigan
First Round 		L 56–65  17–11
 Convocation Center (5,569)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2001–02 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2104 2014
Scoring Average 75.14 71.93
Field goals – Att 741–1531 692–1575
3-pt. Field goals – Att 168–451 –
Free throws – Att 454–666 –
Rebounds 939 936
Assists 399
Turnovers 395
Steals 216
Blocked Shots 109

Source[6]

Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Brandon Hunter 26 26 842 842 451 451 159 325 0.489 25 67 0.373 108 179 0.603 55 182 237 237 59 60 86 28 26
Sonny Johnson 24 0 554 554 380 380 142 277 0.513 10 32 0.313 86 121 0.711 43 32 75 75 28 71 62 24 0
Steve Esterkamp 28 28 901 901 376 376 118 254 0.465 56 126 0.444 84 107 0.785 21 94 115 115 59 65 41 49 6
Jon Sanderson 28 2 626 626 226 226 77 174 0.443 34 90 0.378 38 51 0.745 41 54 95 95 44 59 32 20 13
Jaivon Harris 28 6 671 671 211 211 69 141 0.489 25 65 0.385 48 59 0.814 6 62 68 68 82 77 48 22 6
Patrick Flomo 28 28 715 715 202 202 80 138 0.58 0 0 0 42 76 0.553 53 77 130 130 28 78 41 15 53
James Bridgewater 25 0 273 273 90 90 35 68 0.515 0 2 0 20 30 0.667 16 26 42 42 9 25 16 10 2
Zach Kiekow 28 15 491 491 86 86 27 73 0.37 8 35 0.229 24 31 0.774 8 25 33 33 46 39 37 21 0
Jason Crawford 28 28 306 306 48 48 19 43 0.442 8 22 0.364 2 6 0.333 9 19 28 28 20 31 14 13 2
Thomas Stephens 16 7 142 142 14 14 5 18 0.278 2 10 0.2 2 5 0.4 5 10 15 15 15 16 14 10 0
Alex Liastos 17 0 53 53 10 10 5 9 0.556 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 12 12 4 8 2 2 0
Kevin Shorter 7 0 26 26 10 10 5 11 0.455 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 1
Total 28 - 5600 - 2104 75.1 741 1531 0.484 168 451 0.373 454 666 0.682 302 637 939 33.5 399 0 395 216 109
Opponents 28 - 5600 - 2014 71.9 692 1575 0.439 - - 936 33.4
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[6]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First Team Brandon Hunter F Jr.

Source[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ ESPN - Source: O'Shea accepts 8-year deal to lead Bryant's foray into D-I - Men's College Basketball
  3. ^ "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "MAC BASKETBALL PRESEASON TIPOFF HELD".
  5. ^ "PRESEASON MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  6. ^ a b "2001-02 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  7. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2002 ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM".
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